Author Archives: The Hook

About The Hook

Husband. Father. Bellman. Author of The Bellman Chronicles. Reader of comic books and observer and chronicler of the human condition. And to my wife's eternal dismay, a mere mortal and non-vampire. I'm often told I look like your uncle, cousin, etc. If I wore a hat, I'd hang it on a hat rack in my home in Niagara Falls, Canada. You can call me The Hook, everyone else does.

Blue Monday Can Go Duck Itself!

Posted on 2020/01/20

(I promised my kid I’d curse less. But it’s duckin’ hard.) So anyway, it’s Blue Monday, the name given to a day in January deemed to be the most depressing day of the year. And who do we have to … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself: #21.

Posted on 2019/12/23

Death is not to be feared. Sure, dying can be quite painful if you don’t experience it while in a coma or within seconds, like if you’re slowly crushed under an overturned oxcart or some other equally slow, painful fate. … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself #22.

Posted on 2019/12/21

I think that even though humanity is pretty much tearing itself to ribbons theses days over impeachment, whether or not Trudeau is a douchebag, and the Peloton commercial, humanity can still agree on three things:  Moving to a new living … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts On A Winter’s Morn.

Posted on 2019/12/07

The hot cleansing water feels good against his skin, washing the grime and sweat away from his weary form. His body aches as the rigors of age set in once more. An irrefutable truth dawns : There are fewer days … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself #23.

Posted on 2019/12/04

It may get a bad rep and even though there are a gazillion different platforms and channels out there now, and nothing to watch at times, television allows us to collectively share experiences that can change our lives and perspectives. … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself: #24.

Posted on 2019/12/01

What do you get when you mix a holiday tale of two army vets turned mega-successful musical producers, a sister act featuring two of the most beautiful actresses to ever grace the screen, a former general in dire financial straits … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself: #25.

Posted on 2019/11/26

Let’s begin with a proverb that has endless variations, beginning in the 13th century, what do you say? What’s that? You say you didn’t realize this was “The Big Blog of Outdated Poetic Crap” and you’re going back to RedTube? … Continue reading →

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